The hidden people of North Korea: everyday life in the hermit kingdom
Ralph Hassig and Kongdan Oh.
- Resource Type:
- Book (Print/Paper)
- Edition:
- Second edition
- Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
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- Summary:
- This unique book, now fully updated, provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of life in North Korea today. Drawing on decades of experience, noted experts Ralph Hassig and Kongdan Oh explore a world few outsiders can imagine. In vivid detail, the authors describe how the secretive and authoritarian government of Kim Jong-un shapes every aspect of its citizens' lives, how the command socialist economy has utterly failed, and how ordinary individuals struggle to survive through small-scale capitalism. Weighing the very limited individual rights allowed, the authors illustrate how the political class system and the legal system serve solely as tools of the regime.
- Table of Contents:
- Introduction: land of illusions
- The country of the three Kims
- The struggling national economy
- The emerging people's economy
- Propaganda, news, and South Korean soap operas
- Public declarations and private thoughts
- The human rights deficit
- Silent defectors
- Faint light at the end of the tunnel.
- Author/Creator:
- Hassig, Ralph C. , author
- Contributors:
- Oh, Kong Dan , author
- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- Item content: English
- Subjects:
- General Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 233 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Physical Characteristics:
- illustration; plate
- Call Numbers:
- DS932.7 .H37 2015
- ISBNs:
- 9781442237186 (pbk., alk. paper)
144223718X (pbk., alk. paper)
9781442237179 (cloth, alk. paper)
1442237171 (cloth, alk. paper)
9781442237193 (electronic) [Invalid]
1442237198 (electronic) [Invalid] - Library of Congress Control Numbers:
- 2014042790
- OCLC Numbers:
- 903811628